Double curtain-hanging platform

ABSTRACT

After canvassing most major retail outlets since 1994, Particularly those dealing in bath-room fixtures and appliances; and finding that the most closely, newest and current accessory relating to the art of my invention was a single-rod designed to accommodate two (2) curtains, thereby presenting the opportunity for a more innovative assembly to be invented: The Double-Curtain-Hanging Platform, instead of a single-rod which still remains available at this time.

Design to fit above the tiled enclosure normally installed duringconstruction, if not, also designed to be installed on flat wallsurfaces which may extend all the way to a ceiling. Materials Used:Quarter inch (¼) plywood paneling, cut to a length of 58 6/8 inches, awidth of 4 inches, allowing inside protruding curvature of 6 inches ateach end to which a total of four (4) metal sliding construction bracesare atteched to the underside by one (1) quarter inch wing-nut and aquarter inch bolt 1¼ inches in length to permit individual adjustmentsof each brace, if necessary, to accommodate any variances in tub orshower enclosures made during original construction.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

The established art is the use of one (1) shower curtain rod to hold two(2) curtains; a liner and a curtain, My provisional invention is toutilize a shelf-like platform (not recommended for actual shelf use,unless modified) that will allow a liner and a curtain to be hung fromthe same object, yet, having enough space between them for ample enoughair to circulate and help to reduce excessive amounts of mildew fromaccumulating. Further, to reduce or eliminate over-spray associated withusing a curtain when taking a shower, due primarily to the insidecurvature lip design. This design has been tested for twelve (12)months, two (2) showers per day, totaling over seven (7) hundred showerswith no over-spray of significance.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF INVENTION

The object of claimed invention is to reduce or eliminate the need tomop bath-room or shower-room floors after each shower taken, dueprimarily from over-spray of shower water. And to further, reduceexcessive amounts of mildew due to the method now used, that being thedouble-curtain-one-rod-concept.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The double-curtain shower-platform is designed from a single ¼ inchplywood panel (illustrated in FIGS. 1A,B,C and D). Being 58 6/8 inchesin length (standard tub or shower enclosures), with a width of 4 inches,curved on the inner side to correspond with the inside of the outer rimof all standard bath-tub design and straight on the outer side. Havingtwo (2) rows of 12 holes ⅝ inch in diameter, spaced 6 inches apart, toaccommodate the hanging of standard shower curtain and liner separatelyand parallel on the same platform. The length is designed to allow two(2) rows of 12 holes ⅝ inch in diameter to correspond with the standardshower curtain and liner. All four (4) end holes are spaced 1½ inchesfrom each end, remaining twenty (20) holes are spaced 6 inches apart. Toaccommodate slight variances in standard construction there are 4 metalconstruction braces on the ends that can be extended one inch outward.Each one is separately attached buy a single quarter inch bolt 1½ inchin length and a quarter inch wing nut.

1. Objective of invention is to present a choice when using the art ofdouble-curtain hanging in the bath-room or shower enclosure.
 2. Toprevent the over-spray of water outside of the bath-tub or shower-stallonto the contiguous bath-room floor, thereby eliminating the need formopping that floor every time a shower is taken, which will help infloor preservation by not permitting under-flooring to becomeexcessively soaked with shower water over-spray. (Tested for 1 year atthe rate of 2 showers per day).
 3. To help prevent the excessive mildewaccumulation between the two curtains by separating the two (2) rows ofcurtains.